Sean 'Diddy' Combs could walk free, says Nancy Grace
Nancy Grace foresees a scenario in which Sean "Diddy" Combs could walk out of court a free man.
This comes, according to the Daily Mail, after a recent legal defeat for Combs.
The trial phase of the case, however, is not set to begin until May 5, 2025.
Combs is facing multiple charges, including charges for sex trafficking. Some of the charges go back decades.
Diddy's way out?
Grace argued, during a recent appearance on the Daily Mail's "The Trial of Diddy" podcast, that "there is a way" that Combs could walk out of court a free man.
She said:
If the victim's credibility was so destroyed that the jury chose not to believe them. The women will be attacked on cross-examination. Their characters will be impugned. The defence will bring forward possible pecuniary or monetary interests that the witnesses may have had. They will attack the victims for not coming forward until Cassie Ventura did. There's going to be a lot of avenues of attack. They'll walk out in tatters, they'll be shredded.
Grace is 100% right about this, and there is really no way to predict how a jury will respond to what happens in the courtroom.
Grace, for her part, though, believes that the jury will still rule against Combs.
She said:
It will be very difficult, if not impossible, for a jury to disbelieve all those women and believe one defendant. The sheer number of victims will be overwhelming. You'll have to choose to believe Sean Combes over all those ladies. That's going to be very hard to do – even if a few witnesses are destroyed on cross-examination.
Background
A federal judge recently ruled against a request from Combs.
USA Today reported, "On Friday, federal Judge Arun Subramanian ruled against Combs' defense team's request to push back the start of his federal trial."
As a result, Combs' trial will continue as planned.
The outlet writes:
The decision means Combs will go to trial May 5 in a high-profile case intertwining celebrity and power under the spotlight of federal sex-crimes and trafficking charges. The indictment against the music mogul emerged alongside dozens of separate civil suits suggesting a pattern of abusive behavior and exploitation spanning decades, including accusations of rape, sexual assault and physical violence.
Combs is facing a wide array of charges brought by the federal government, including sex trafficking, racketeering, and more. He has chosen to plead "not guilty." If found guilty, he could face years of imprisonment.